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Questions about The Beatles: Get Back

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Who directed The Beatles: Get Back?

Peter Jackson directed and produced The Beatles: Get Back. The series was also co-produced by Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono, and Olivia Harrison, and presented by Walt Disney Studios in association with Apple Corps and WingNut Films.

What archival footage did Peter Jackson use in The Beatles: Get Back?

Jackson used sixty hours of film footage shot in January 1969 and over a hundred and fifty hours of audio from the original Let It Be sessions. Most of that material had been captured for Michael Lindsay-Hogg's 1970 documentary but left unused for more than fifty years.

When did The Beatles: Get Back premiere on Disney+?

The Beatles: Get Back premiered on Disney+ on the 25th of November 2021, with new episodes released on the 26th and 27th. Over the first four days, viewers streamed 503 million minutes, equivalent to about 1.07 million complete viewings.

What is the MAL neural network used in The Beatles: Get Back?

MAL, standing for machine-assisted learning, was the audio restoration neural network built by WingNut Films for the series. It was named after Mal Evans, the Beatles' former road manager, and was also a pun on HAL 9000, the computer from the film 2001: A Space Odyssey.

How did critics respond to The Beatles: Get Back?

The series received an approval rating of 93% on Rotten Tomatoes from 119 reviews and a score of 85 out of 100 on Metacritic. Praise focused on the documentary's intimacy and creative coverage, while some critics found it too long or noted that certain facts, including Lennon's heroin addiction, had been left out.

What was The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert?

The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert was a separate theatrical release of the forty-two-minute rooftop concert from the documentary. It opened in sixty-seven US IMAX theatres on the 30th of January 2022 and grossed $2.2 million worldwide.